Md. Code, Election Law § 12-313
This is the official text of Md. Code, Election Law § 12-313, part of Maryland’s Code, Election Law — governs how elections are conducted.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§12–313.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) Any part of a public contribution made to a contested election committee that is not spent shall be repaid to the appropriate government entity.
(2) In computing whether part of a public contribution is not spent, all private contributions to the person shall be treated as spent before the expenditure of any public contribution.
(b) After repaying remaining public contributions under subsection (a) of this section and before filing a final report, a contested election committee shall pay all outstanding obligations and dispose of all its remaining assets by returning the remaining balance in the account of the contested election committee to the donors on a pro rata basis.
(2) In computing whether part of a public contribution is not spent, all private contributions to the person shall be treated as spent before the expenditure of any public contribution.
(b) After repaying remaining public contributions under subsection (a) of this section and before filing a final report, a contested election committee shall pay all outstanding obligations and dispose of all its remaining assets by returning the remaining balance in the account of the contested election committee to the donors on a pro rata basis.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Maryland?
Find a Maryland lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.